Abstract:

The present invention relates to a dispenser (1) for supplying material
for household cleaning and/or personal hygiene comprising a box element
(2) adapted for containing a roll (4) of material for household cleaning
and/or personal care and hygiene housed so as to freely rotate and
soaking means (5) for soaking a portion of said material when it is
unwound from the roll (4), characterised in that at least one container
(7) containing a liquid for household cleaning and/or personal care and
hygiene is connectable to said soaking means. Said dispenser allows
excellent versatility as it allows using different solutions on the same
base without being forced to empty any basins, so as to meet all of the
user's needs.

Claims:

1. Dispenser (1; 100) for supplying material for household cleaning and/or
personal hygiene and/or for cleaning public toilets and/or a workshop
and/or a medical-hospital office and the like, compriseing a box element
(2) adapted for containing a roll (4) of material for household cleaning
and/or personal care and hygiene housed so as to rotate freely, soaking
means (5; 30) of a portion of said material when it is unwound from the
roll (4), characterised in that at least one container (7) containing a
liquid for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene is
attachable to said soaking means.

3. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 1, comprising at least one
housing (6) for said at least one container (7).

4. Dispenser (1) according to claim 3, wherein said at least one housing
(6) is obtained in the proximity of said soaking means (5).

5. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 1, wherein the box element has a
substantially parallelepipedal shape with an upper wall (21), a lower
wall (22), a front wall (23), a back wall (24) and two side walls (25).

6. Dispenser (1) according to claim 5, wherein the upper wall (22) and the
lower wall (23) comprise at least one opening (26) in communication with
corresponding housings (6) for containers (7).

7. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 5, wherein the front wall (23)
comprises an opening (27) for the output of the cleaning material.

8. Dispenser (1) according to claim 1, comprising a housing (3) for the
roll (4) of material for household cleaning and/or personal care and
hygiene provided with a semi-cylindrical hollow seat (8).

9. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 1, wherein said soaking means (5)
comprises two opposed rollers (51, 52) between which a sheet (T) of
material of roll (4) slides.

10. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 9, wherein said soaking rollers
(51, 52) are provided with a surface crossed by grooves (53) for
distributing the liquid coming from the containers (7).

11. Dispenser (1) according to claim 3, wherein each of said housings (6)
for the containers (7) of the liquids comprises an orifice (61) obtained
on the bottom wall (62) of said housings so as to be at the soaking means
(5).

12. Dispenser (1) according to claim 11, further comprising diffuser means
arranged between orifice (61) of housings (6) of containers (7) and
rollers (51, 52) of the soaking means (5) for evenly diffusing the usage
liquid that comes out of the containers by gravity on the entire surface
of the rollers.

13. Dispenser (1) according to claim 12, further comprising a valve
element or a tap arranged between said orifice (61) and the corresponding
soaking roller (5).

14. Dispenser (1) according to claim 1, further comprising sealing means
(72) connected to said containers (7) actuable so as to release the
liquid from the containers by gravity.

15. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 14, wherein said sealing means
(73; 31) comprises cylinders adapted for sealingly engage the openings of
the respective containers (7) when the containers are not used.

16. Dispenser (1) according to claim 1, further comprising a reversible
locking system of containers (7) in usage position.

17. Dispenser (1) according to claim 16, wherein said locking system
comprises a pair of elastic snap elements (64), provided on the side wall
(63) of the housing (6) of said containers (7), provided with a ramp (65)
for aiding the introduction of the container and a stop (66) against
which the container stops in usage position.

18. Dispenser (100) according to claim 1, wherein the roll (4) of material
for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene is rotatably
mounted into the box element (2) on an axis (X-X) so as to allow the
release of a sheet (T) of the roll material in a substantially vertical
direction.

19. Dispenser (100) according to claim 18, comprising containers (7) in
the shape of cartridges (28, 29) arranged specular relative to the sheet
(T) and provided with a tapered portion (30) comprising said soaking
means (5) adapted for soaking said sheet when actuated and adapted for
sealingly close said cartridges when deactivated.

20. Dispenser (100) according to claim 19, wherein said soaking means (5)
comprises a cylinder (31) for sealing and distributing the usage liquid.

21. Dispenser (100) according to claim 19, further comprising mechanical
means adapted for moving said cartridges (28, 29) away from each other so
that the respective cylinders (31) do not contact each other with the
interposition of the sheet (T) of material for household cleaning and/or
personal care and hygiene.

22. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 1, further comprising an aid for
tearing pieces of said material, such as a protruding edge or a segmented
element.

26. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 25, wherein the non-woven fabric
can be of the of the thermo-embossed calendered, printed or decorated
type.

27. Dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 1, wherein the containers (7)
comprise liquids for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene
selected from water, alcohol, and solvents of various types, or
detergents commonly used for both household cleaning and for personal
care and hygiene, cleansing and moisturising soaps, fragrances,
deodorants, lotions, creams and cleansing and moisturising oils or
disinfectant and anti-bacterial solutions or combinations thereof.

28. Kit for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene comprising
the dispenser (1; 100) according to claim 1, one or more spare rolls (4)
of material for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene and
multiple containers (7) or cartridges (28, 29) containing a same or
different usage liquid as spare refills.

Description:

[0001]The present invention refers to a dispenser of sheet of material for
household cleaning and/or, personal hygiene. In particular, the invention
refers to a dispenser of non-woven sheets and an associated kit for
household cleaning and/or personal hygiene which should be particularly
versatile and easy to use.

[0002]Dispensers that can provide dry or moistened sheets of material for
the above functions typically consist of a container of various shapes
and sizes wherein there is housed a roll of absorbent or moistened
material, such as for example cellulosic or non-woven material with two
or three layers of cellulose pulp or all-fibre PES, VIS, PP; LUX
(spunlace or spunbonded), which can be pulled out of the container and
torn into sheets. Such material can have several functions, according to
its use. In particular, it can be used dry as hand towel, or moistened
with suitable liquids, such as detergent, dermatological, emollient, skin
protective, anti-bacterial, disinfectant liquids or liquids for cleaning
various surfaces, including furniture waxes or for personal hygiene.

[0003]For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,346,153 B1 describes a dispenser for a
tissue sheet capable of providing such sheet either dry or moistened,
according to the user's needs. The dispenser comprises a base container
for a liquid, a support structure for the sheet in the shape of a roll,
wherein the structure can be provided with a first position of release of
the dry sheet and a second position of release of the sheet moistened
with a liquid, elastic means adapted for keeping the support structure
into said first position and means actuable for moving said structure
into said second position.

[0004]The dispenser described above is quite simple from the construction
point of view and easy to use both for selecting a dry and a moistened
sheet.

[0005]The problem at the basis of the present invention is to provide a
dispenser alternative to those of the prior art and which, in particular,
should be easy to manufacture and at the same time very versatile to meet
several requirements of the user using different lotions.

[0006]Such problem is solved by a dispenser as claimed in the annexed main
claim.

[0007]Further features and advantages of the present invention will appear
more clearly from the following description of two embodiments, made by
way of a non-limiting example with reference to the figures, wherein:

[0008]FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of the dispenser according
to the invention;

[0009]FIG. 2 shows a schematic perspective view of the dispenser according
to a variant of the invention.

[0010]Therefore, it is a first object of the present invention to provide
a dispenser of sheets of material for household cleaning and/or personal
care and hygiene.

[0011]It is a further object of the invention to provide a kit for
household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene comprising the above
dispenser and a series of containers for liquids for household cleaning
and/or personal care and hygiene.

[0012]With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, dispenser 1, 100 of the present
invention comprises a box element 2 adapted for containing a roll 4 of
material for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene housed
so as to freely rotate, soaking means 5 of a portion of said material
when it is unwound from roll 4, wherein at least one container 7
containing a liquid for household cleaning and/or personal care and
hygiene is connectable to said soaking means.

[0013]With reference to FIG. 1, dispenser 1 comprises a box element 2
provided with a housing 3 for a roll 4 of material for household cleaning
and/or personal care and hygiene housed so as to freely rotate, soaking
means 5 of a portion of said material, preferably selectively actuable,
at least one housing 6 for a container 7 containing a liquid for
household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene obtained in the
proximity of said soaking means.

[0014]The box element 2 of dispenser 1 can be constructed of any shape and
size according to specific requirements or preferences. In the embodiment
shown in FIG. 1, the box element 3 exhibits a substantially
parallelepiped shape with an upper wall 21, a lower wall 22, a front wall
23, a back wall 24 and two side walls 25. The construction material can
be that normally used for manufacturing dispensers in general, such as
plastic materials, semi-rigid cardboards or metal materials.

[0015]Each of the two upper 21 and lower 22 walls is provided with at
least one opening 26 in communication with corresponding housings 6 for
containers 7 of the desired liquid substances. Moreover, the upper wall
21 can preferably be provided with a port D to access housing 3 of roll 4
of cleaning material so as to allow replacement of the exhausted roll.

[0016]Front wall 23 is provided with its own opening 27 as well, which
allows the output of the cleaning material. In particular, such opening
can be shaped as a slit preferably provided with an aid (not shown) for
tearing pieces of the sheet of cleaning material. Such aid may be a
conventional edge more or less protruding from the front wall 23 against
which a pre-cut piece of said sheet is torn, or a conventional serrated
element.

[0017]Housing 3 for a roll 4 of material obtained inside the box element 2
can be provided with a semi-cylindrical hollow seat 8 adapted for seating
said roll in a rotating manner for allowing the unwinding of a sheet of
material. Optionally, the roll may be mounted on an axis (not shown)
removably attached in said housing for allowing the suspended support in
rotation thereof.

[0018]Between housing 3 of roll 4 and opening 27 for releasing the
material there is obtained a substantially rectilinear path 9 along which
the sheet of cleaning material is unwound and optionally subject to
soaking with a treatment liquid before coming out of the dispenser.

[0019]In particular, along said path 9 and in the proximity of seat 8 of
roll 4, there is arranged stretching means 10 adapted for keeping the
sheet of material unwound from the roll stretched and also for guiding
said sheet towards the soaking means 5. Preferably, the stretching means
10 is comprised of two opposed tensioning rollers 11, 12 (totally
conventional, for example, in the non-woven manufacturing field) between
which the sheet of material slides. Rollers 11 and 12 are usually mounted
on rotating axes (not shown) attached between the inner faces of the side
walls 25 of the box element 2.

[0020]After that, proceeding towards opening 27 of the front wall 23 of
the dispenser, there is the soaking means 5 arranged so as to receive the
sheet of material fed by the tensioning rollers 11, 12 and release it
after wetting with the desired liquid. Preferably, the soaking means 5
comprises two opposed rollers 51 and 52 between which the sheet of
material slides for receiving the liquid. Like tensioning rollers 11, 12,
also these rollers 51 and 52 are remarkably mounted onto respective axes
(not shown) attached between the inner faces of the side walls 25 of the
box element 2. In particular, rollers 51 and 52 can be provided with a
surface crossed by grooves 53 having the function of distributing the
liquid on the entire surface of the rollers, as described hereinafter.

[0021]The above path 9 ends with opening 27 from which the sheet of
material is released which, as explained hereinafter, may be dry if the
soaking means 5 is not supplied with liquid, or otherwise wet.

[0022]Moreover, the above housings 6 for liquid containers 7 are each
provided with an orifice 61 obtained on the bottom wall 62 of housing 6,
opposed to opening 26, so as to be at roller 5.

[0023]As a consequence, as also shown in the figures, said housings 6 are
arranged in a number of at least one at each roller 5 so as to be
specular relative to the sheet of material passing through said rollers
and substantially perpendicular relative to the sheet surface. In other
words, a pair of containers 7 housed in the respective housings 6 are
arranged so as to be upturned relative to each other while the dispenser
is in use, as described hereinafter.

[0024]Preferably, between orifice 61 of said housings 6 and the soaking
rollers 5 there can be provided diffuser means (not shown) having the
function of evenly diffusing the usage liquid coming out of the container
by gravity on the entire surface of the rollers. For example, said
diffuser means can be a truncated-cone element similar to a shower head.

[0025]In accordance with a variant of embodiment of the invention,
dispenser 1 may further comprise a valve element (not shown in the
drawings) or a tap arranged between said orifice 61 and said soaking
roller 5 or said diffuser. The valve element or tap allow blocking the
diffusion by gravity of the liquid from container 7 to roller 5 to avoid
useless waste or the risk of undesired soaking of sheet T by capillarity.

[0026]Moreover housing 6 for containers 7 of usage liquid can be provided
with a reversible locking system for the containers in the usage
condition. In particular, side wall 63 of housing 6 is provided with a
pair of elastic snap elements 64 provided with a ramp 65 for aiding the
introduction of the container and a stop, 66 against which the container
stops once introduced into the usage position. To replace the container
it is possible to provide for a mechanism for releasing the elastic
elements, such as a button (not shown) that acts by retracting the
elastic elements for allowing the removal of the container from the
housing.

[0027]Containers 7 may have any shape and size suitable for adapting to
housing 6 and capable of engaging with orifice 61 for releasing the
liquid contained therein. In particular, containers 7 may be provided
with a neck portion 71 ending with an opening 73 for the output of
liquid.

[0028]In accordance with a further variant of the invention, opening 73 of
containers 7 may be reversibly engaged with sealing means 72. Preferably,
said sealing means is a rotating cylinder or ball 72. When container 7 is
introduced into the special housing 6, the neck portion 71 engages
orifice 61 so that its opening 73 faces a roller soaking 5 and cylinder
72 is pushed against the outer surface of the roller itself. Cylinder 72,
as explained hereinafter, acts as a means for diffusing the liquid since
once pressed against the respective roller, it moves inwards container 7,
freeing opening 73 and thus allowing the liquid to drain by gravity on
the soaking roller. Moreover, by rotating, cylinder 72 facilitates the
liquid distribution into container 7 and its laying directly on the
surface of the soaking roller 5. In this case, of course, the above
diffuser means and the optional valve element or tap will not be
required.

[0029]Preferably, dispenser 1 may be provided with multiple housings 6 for
multiple containers 7 on each of the upper 21 and lower 22 walls. In this
case, conveying channels (not shown) may be provided which, from each
orifice 61 of said containers join into a single duct leading in the
proximity of the surface of each soaking roller 5 preferably at its
median line. It should be noted that dispenser 1 may be provided with
housings 6 obtained on only one of the two upper 21 or lower 22 walls.

[0030]The layout and the operation of the dispenser object of the present
invention will now be described.

[0031]The box element 2 of dispenser 1 is first loaded with the roll 4 of
material for household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene and with
one or more containers 7 of usage liquid according to the needs or
preferences.

[0032]Roll 4 is loaded by opening port D located on the upper wall 21 and
arranging it into seat 8. At this point, the sheet T of non-woven fabric
or other material selected for the above purposes is unwound from the
roll and made to pass along path 9 first between the tensioning rollers
11 and 12 and then between the soaking rollers 5, to then come out of the
collection and tear opening 27.

[0034]As shown in FIG. 1, two containers are loaded into dispenser 1, one
from the upper wall 21 and the other from the bottom wall 22 so as to be
arranged specular relative to sheet T of non-woven fabric.

[0035]It is evident that when dispenser 1 rests on an abutment surface,
for example with the bottom wall 22, a container will be arranged
upturned whereas the other will be straight, so the upturned container
will be the one that is used for soaking sheet T of non-woven fabric.
Moreover, if dispenser 1 is upturned, of course the reciprocal position
of the two containers reverses, with the possibility of changing use of
container, and therefore, of substance, without having to replace the
containers themselves into the dispenser.

[0036]It should be noted, as said hereinbefore, that multiple housings 6
may be provided, accessible from each upper 21 and lower 22 wall for
loading different containers 7 alternatively or, in particular cases,
concurrently actuable when multiple liquids are to be mixed before
soaking sheet T of non-woven fabric.

[0037]Containers 7 may be actuated by pressing them inside the respective
housings 6 until they reach beyond ramp 65 of the elastic locking means
64. In this position, orifice 61 of housing 6 is engaged by neck 71 of
the container. At the same time, cylinder 72 of opening 73 of container 7
is pressed against the respective roller 5 so as to slightly return
inside the container and thus make the liquid come out. Following the
pulling into rotation of roller 5 caused by the traction of the non-woven
sheet, cylinder 72 pressed against said roller 5 is in turn pulled in
rotation so as to make the liquid come out and distribute it on the
surface of the roller itself.

[0038]In other words, the combined action of the pressure between cylinder
72 and roller 5 and of the extraction of sheet T of non-woven fabric
allows the laying and distribution of the liquid that drains by gravity
from the containers on the entire outer surface of the rollers themselves
which, in turn, soak the non-woven sheet T.

[0039]Once the use of a particular liquid is over, it is sufficient to
upturn dispenser 1 and/or release container 7 from the usage position by
acting on the above-mentioned release means. With the release of
container 7, cylinder 72 is not pressed against the respective soaking
roller anymore and therefore, it returns to the position for closing the
respective opening 73.

[0040]It is evident that if sheet T of non-woven fabric is needed dry, no
container is locked in the liquid release position as described
hereinbefore.

[0041]FIG. 2 shows a variant of embodiment of the invention wherein
portions similar to the embodiment described above with reference to FIG.
1 are indicated with the same reference numerals.

[0042]In particular, dispenser 100 comprises a box element 2 adapted for
containing a roll 4 as specified above and housed so as to freely rotate,
soaking means 30 of a portion of said material when it is unwound from
the roll, wherein at least one container 7 containing a liquid for
household cleaning and/or personal care and hygiene is connectable to
said soaking means.

[0043]The roll 4 of non-woven fabric is rotatably mounted into the box
element 2 on an axis X-X similarly to that described with reference for
example to the tensioning rollers 11 and 12 of FIG. 1 and so as to allow
the release of sheet T in a substantially vertical direction.

[0044]In the portion of the box element 2 underlying roll 4 there are
arranged, in a succession, the two tensioning rollers 11 and 12, and two
containers 7 containing a usage liquid, preferably said containers being
two cartridges 28 and 29 specular relative to the sheet T of non-woven
fabric.

[0045]Cartridges 28 and 29 are provided with a tapered portion 30
comprising the soaking means 5 consisting, in particular, of a cylinder
31 for distributing the usage liquid. It should be noted that cylinder
31, in this embodiment, can also function as means for sealing the
respective cartridge similarly to what described for cylinders or balls
72 described with reference to dispenser 1. These cartridges may be
supported into the box element 2 by suitable mechanical supports (not
shown but fully conventional) that allow arranging the cartridges so that
said cylinders are in contact and pressed to each other with the
interposition of sheet T of non-woven fabric. In this position, by
pulling sheet T downwards on the end of opening 27 of dispenser 100, the
two cylinders 31, pressed against each other, slightly return inside the
cartridge to let the liquid contained therein drain by gravity. At the
same time, said cylinders are moved in rotation by pulling so as to draw
and distribute the liquid into the cartridges and lay it on both sides of
sheet T.

[0046]In other words, cartridges 28 and 29 are similar to the conventional
cartridges used, for example, for ink-jet printers.

[0047]If the non-woven sheet T must be used dry, the above mechanical
supports are maneuvered so as to move the tapered portion of the
cartridges away and make the respective cylinders return to the cartridge
closing position.

[0048]According to a further variant of the present embodiment, one of the
two cartridges may be replaced by a contrast element (not shown) which
allows cylinder 31 of the single cartridge to rotate on the non-woven
sheet T. This contrast element may be, for example, a simple roller or a
stiff wall that allows pressing the cylinder of the other cartridge
inwards.

[0049]From the above description, dispenser 1 of FIG. 1 is particularly
advantageous for a more familiar or household use, or during a journey.
In particular, its most suitable operation provides for resting it onto a
horizontal surface and unwinding the sheet along a substantially
horizontal plane.

[0050]On the other hand, dispenser 100 of FIG. 2 may even by hung to a
wall of a room such as public toilets, a workshop, a medical-hospital
office, for allowing unwinding the roll in a substantially vertical
direction. Moreover, such device does not need being upturned for
changing type of solution, but it is possible to use two different
solutions to apply on each of the sides of sheet T at the same time, so
as to have a sort of "double face" function. In this case, it is possible
to provide for a system of soaking rollers, identical to the soaking
rollers described with reference to dispenser 1, with the possibility of
pressing a single cartridge against the respective roller and applying
the liquid only on one side of sheet T, as in the case of dispenser 1.

[0051]A further object of the invention is a kit for household cleaning
and/or personal care and hygiene comprising dispenser 1, 100 described
above, one or more spare rolls 4 and multiple containers 7 or cartridges
containing the same or a different usage liquid as spare refills.
Advantageously, the kit allows the user to always have a supply of both
the cleaning material and of the liquids for soaking said material. As a
consequence, the use of the dispenser is very versatile and convenient,
thanks to the possibility of always being ready for different uses even
in difficult situations, such as during a journey. Moreover, the
dispenser is particularly advantageous from the environment point of
view, and practical as it is not necessary to replace the entire device
to change the usage liquid but it is sufficient to replace the containers
or the cartridges that may be sold individually as refills.

[0052]Moreover, the roll of material for household cleaning and/or
personal care and hygiene may consist of any fibre of cellulosic
material, such as conventional paper, or textile or, preferably,
non-woven material.

[0053]The term "non-woven fabric" in the present description identifies a
material produced by combining natural and/or synthetic fibres and/or
threads using several methods differing from the weaving of typically
textile materials. The non-woven fabric may consist of one or more layers
of said material which may be manufactured by spun-lace or spunbond
technology, mechanical yarning, yarning and spreading/carding or a
combination of said technologies for obtaining a multiple-layer non-woven
film. In particular, in the spunlace technology, polyester (PE),
polypropylene (PP), PLA (polylatex), PVA (polyvinylalchohol),
polyethylensulfone (PES), acrylic polymers, Lyocell® (that is,
regenerated cellulose fibre obtained by a process of dissolving and
spinning in an organic solvent, without forming of derivatives),
Tencell® (three-layer products with the fibres on the two outer sides
and fluff pulp in between or two-layer fibre/fluff pulp products),
cotton, viscose are generally short fibres that are interconnected
through a hydro-entanglement process. With the spunbond technology,
synthetic fibres such as polyamides, polyethylene, polyester,
polyethylensulfone, Lyocell® and Tencell® are extruded through
nozzles and the resulting filaments are impinged with a jet of compressed
air that causes the elongation of said fibres (long fibres) and their
electrostatic charging such as to cause a reciprocal reject that brings
to their scattered drop onto a conveyor.

[0054]The non-woven fabric can alternatively consist of continuous fibres
consisting of one or more synthetic or natural polymeric components
optionally splittable into single continuous-thread microfibres, or
filaments. Examples of polymeric fibres splittable into microfibres are
the splittable multi-component polymeric fibres and the exploded
polymeric fibres that originate microfibres thinner than those they are
obtained from.

[0055]The non-woven fabric obtained through the above technologies is
widely known in the art and will not be detailed further.

[0056]The non/woven fabric thus obtained may be bounded through dynamic
treatments such as bonding by stitches or weft (calendering) or by water
jets (hydro-entanglement). Other bonding methods known in the art are
mechanical yarning, thermo-bonding, chemical bonding.

[0057]The non-woven fabric may be multi-layer composite containing one or
more non-woven layers associated to a layer of cellulosic fibres: in
these cases, the final composite advantageously combines the mechanical
properties of non-woven fabric with the absorbing properties of
cellulosic fibres. Alternatively, the non-woven fabric can consist of at
least one layer of natural or synthetic carded fibres in combination with
at least one layer of spunbond or spunlace fibres, optionally spaced with
a cellulose pulp fibre layer.

[0058]Moreover, the non-woven fabric may be of the thermo-embossed
calendered, printed or decorated hydro-embossed type according to
particular needs or requirements.

[0059]As explained above, the roll of material for household cleaning
and/or personal care and hygiene can be soaked with potentially any type
of liquid normally used for the above purposes. The liquid may contain
simple substances such as water, alcohol and solvents of various types,
or detergents commonly used for both household cleaning (tiled, enamelled
surfaces, ceramics, furniture, sinks) and for personal hygiene.
Alternatively, soaps, fragrances, deodorants, lotions, creams, and
cleansing and moisturising oils or disinfectant and anti-bacterial
solutions may be used.

[0060]From the description above it is clear that the dispenser of the
invention advantageously is simple and convenient to use. In fact, there
are no complex mechanical devices thanks to the fact that the roll of
material is simply rotatably supported on an axis so that the film of
material is unwound sliding between two soaking rollers wettable by
containers arrangeable in the proximity thereof. With this particular
structure, also elastic systems for keeping the material support
structure in position away from the basin containing a liquid, as well as
further means for allowing--on the other hand--contact with the liquid of
said basin, as described in the above US patent, are advantageously
avoided.

[0061]A further advantage lies in the fact that the dispenser thus devised
allows receiving one or more containers containing different treatment
liquids, as explained above. Hence, the dispenser may be used for
supplying moistened wipes for various concurrently uses, that is, without
being forced to empty basins or containers for replacing the liquid
according to the needs. In fact, the dispenser comprises multiple
housings for containers or cartridges so as to work as a sort of
cartridge belt easily fillable and dischargeable.

[0062]Moreover, especially in the case of dispenser 100 shown in FIG. 2,
the sheet T of material can advantageously be concurrently soaked on one
side with a cleaning solution and on the other side with a protective
solution. Such application is particularly useful for example for
treating infants' skin. Moreover, with a single wipe it is possible to
carry out two different treatments, thus avoiding excessive waste of
material.

[0063]In addition, the kit of the invention allows equipping oneself with
a series of containers and rolls to meet any requirement and always have
a refill of material for surface cleaning, personal care and hygiene
ready. Such kit is especially adapted during a journey when, due to the
lack of water and detergents, there is the need of cleaning surfaces,
hands or disinfecting wounds and excoriations with a single device.